A map of the Mediterranean world that was created in 1500 by a Jewish cartographer has been acquired by the library of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (Reform) here.

The Mediterranean, and other regions around the world with similar climates, are considered biodiversity hotspots.They account for 5% of the Earth's land surface, but contain 20% of its ...

The livelihoods of 8,300 fishermen in Spain and 2,300 in France depend on fishing in the Mediterranean. However, a limited access to resources and data often prevents these fisheries from improving ...

As of 2022, only 9.4 percent of the Mediterranean Sea was designated a Marine Protected Area (MPA) - below the 10 percent global target set for 2020. As covered in depth in the new Statista report ...

The population of Mediterranean countries has more than doubled since the 1960s. Today, about 250 million people in Mediterranean countries reside in river basins, where flooding is more likely ...

Two elderly people found burned to death in their home in Italy are among at least 40 people killed as wildfires rage across huge swaths of the Mediterranean.

World. Subscribers only. In the United Kingdom, ... Map of Europe and the Mediterranean's summer 2022 temperatures and extreme weather events. Storms, floods, drought, fires and heat waves.